Shloka 39
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
(श्रीरम उवाच गच्छ तात प्रजा रक्ष्या: सत्य॑ रक्षाम्यहं पितु: ।) विसर्जित: स रामेण पितुर्वचनकारिणा । नन्दिग्रामे5करोद्ू राज्यं पुरस्कृत्यास्य पादुके
śrīrāma uvāca | gaccha tāta prajā rakṣyāḥ, satyaṃ rakṣāmy ahaṃ pituḥ | visṛjitaḥ sa rāmeṇa piturvacanakāriṇā | nandigrāme 'karod rājyaṃ puraskṛtyāsya pāduke ||
圣罗摩说道：“去吧，亲爱的。百姓须得护佑；而我则在守护父王之真言（他所立下的誓诺）。”言毕，罗摩——恒常奉行父命者——遣他回返。于是婆罗多归去，将罗摩的木屐（pādukā）置于前方，作为正统王权的象征，驻于难提伽罗摩，并自彼处治理国政。
(श्रीरम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma as fidelity to a pledged word: Rāma upholds his father’s promise even at personal cost, while Bharata protects the people without usurping authority—governing only as a trustee under the emblem of Rāma’s sandals.
Rāma instructs Bharata to return and safeguard the subjects, declaring that he himself is safeguarding his father’s truth. Rāma then dismisses him, and Bharata returns to Nandigrāma, administering the kingdom with Rāma’s sandals placed foremost as the sign that Rāma remains the rightful king.